diff --git a/libtransmission/torrent.c b/libtransmission/torrent.c
index 863795289..12fec371f 100644
--- a/libtransmission/torrent.c
+++ b/libtransmission/torrent.c
@@ -2379,7 +2379,8 @@ setLocation( void * vdata )
         if( !err )
         {
             /* blow away the leftover subdirectories in the old location */
-            tr_torrentDeleteLocalData( tor, remove );
+            if( do_move )
+                tr_torrentDeleteLocalData( tor, remove );
 
             /* set the new location and reverify */
             tr_torrentSetDownloadDir( tor, location );